Melastoma

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Melastoma

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 31066, 15 Aug 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Otto, south slopes.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4396895

    Occurrence ID: efa480ba-63ce-4735-ba49-45ca75bd3452

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Melastoma

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Mt. Otto, south slopes

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2000 m. (6562 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.93865, 145.507

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2200

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the ca. 2000 meter elevation contour line along the southern slopes of Mount Otto.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Common in Castanopsis forest second growths;
shrub 2-^ m high; petals pale purple.
Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Otto, south slopes , alt. 2000
L. J. Brass, no. 31066_August 15» 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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